The best players

A combined starting 11 of the best players from the group stageThe Saigon Times Daily Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has a penalty saved by Iran's Alireza Beiranvand at Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia June 25, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS ROSTOV-ON-DON (REUTERS) - After an entertaining World Cup group stage crammed with late deciding goals and a host of unexpected results, not least holders Germany crashing out, Reuters Sports picks a combined starting 11 of the best performing players so far. Cho Hyun-woo (South Korea) The goalkeeper made a jaw-dropping save in all three of his games, the pick of which was to deny Leon Goretzka’s point-blank header in Korea’s famous 2-0 win over Germany, for which he was deservedly named man of the match. Kieran Trippier (England) The full back was given greater room to roam by manager Gareth Southgate and his pace and crossing ability caused Panama and Tunisia constant headaches in England’s first two wins. Diego Godin … [Read more...] about A combined starting 11 of the best players from the group stage

VietNamNet Bridge - With his high stability and especially the ability to control the midfield, midfielder Minh Phuong was awarded the Best Player of the V-League 2012 prize.
This is an unexpected award for Minh Phuong but he deserves the tittle. Phuong, who comes from the southern province of Dong Nai, turns 32 this year. However, he still shows his high stability and ability to adapt quickly because this is only his second years playing for Da Nang FC. Minh Phuong and Dong Tam FC won two V-League championship titles, under the instruction of coach Henrique Calisto. The midfielder then decided to look for new challenges at Da Nang FC at the age of 30. At that time, many people said that the midfielder moved to Da Nang, a city worth to live in Vietnam, to spend his last days with football, because he took his wife and children to this city. However, possessing good basic techniques and a discipline lifestyle, Minh Phuong always maintained his good performance. He quickly confirmed … [Read more...] about Minh Phuong is the best football player of 2012

VietNamNet Bridge – On the day Cong Vinh left Vietnam to Japan, he received good news: ranking first in the poll of the best players in Southeast Asia of Goal. At the beginning of the poll, two Thai players - Theeraton Bumnathan Thailand and Teerasil Dangda took the lead and Cong Vinh stood third. After information about the poll appeared on social networks and some local newspapers, the votes for Cong Vinh increased dramatically. Sometimes he had over 90% of the total votes. Only a short time Cong Vinh ranked second after Lao striker Visay Phapouvanin, the organizers found out that the vote for this player was caused by hackers so the result was annulled. After that Cong Vinh was the number one. This year Goal held the first online poll of the best player in Southeast Asia. Since 2008, Goal elected the world's best player and this poll has gradually attracted the attention of the fans. This year, Messi ranked first and this is the third time the Argentine striker headed … [Read more...] about Cong Vinh voted the best football player in Southeast Asia

VietNamNet Bridge – Website Goal has organized an additional poll to choose the best football player in Southeast Asia instead of recognizing Vietnamese striker Le Cong Vinh as the winner in accordance with the originally published rules. In the first announcement about the poll, Goal said that voting will end at 0h00 on August 5 and the winner is the person with the highest number of votes. However, after the overwhelming victory of Cong Vinh, with about two thirds of the total votes, Goal launched an additional poll for the top ten candidates. This is the latest announcement from Goal: “We've narrowed the list down to the top 10 as we carry on our search for the top footballer from the region. Our Top 20 list of South East Asian players released in conjunction with the annual Goal 50 drew a massive response from across the region with over 1 million votes cast in total. The competition and rivalry between the nations and groups of fans was evident as readers … [Read more...] about Cong Vinh not yet recognized as the best player in Southeast Asia

(Cinet)- The UEFA has decided to honor the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award with the three-man shortlist for 2010/11 to be announced on 25 July. Based on an initiative of the UEFA President, Michel Platini, aimed at reviving the spirit of the old European Footballer of the Year award, UEFA, in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM), has launched the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. The new accolade will recognize the best player, irrespective of his nationality, playing for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member association during the previous season. For the inaugural award, players will be judged by their performances during the 2010/11 campaign in all competitions, both domestic and international, and at club and national team levels. The jury will comprise 53 renowned sports journalists representing each of the UEFA national associations. Firstly each journalist will provide a list of their three best-ranked players from one to three, with the first player … [Read more...] about UEFA Best Player in Europe Award launched